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2218PH User’s Manual
About This Guide
This guide describes the monitor's features, setup, and operation. lnformation in this document is subject to change without
notice.
The sections are as follows:
Safety Instructions: lists safety information.
Setup: describes the initial setup process.
Using the Monitor: gives an overview of how to use the monitor.
Drivers: provides driver installation instructions for Windows.
Technical Support : provides tips and solutions for common proble
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FCC Notice FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING: (FOR FCC CERTIFIED MODELS) NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
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PRECAUTIONS Do not use the monitor near water, e.g. near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, swimming pool or in a wet basement. Do not place the monitor on an unstable cart, stand, or table. If the monitor falls, it can injure a person and cause serious damage to the appliance. Use only a cart or stand recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the monitor. If you mount the monitor on a wall or shelf, use a mounting kit approved by the manufacturer and follow the kit instru
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Setup the stand and base Please setup or remove the base following below steps. Adjusting Viewing Angle For optimal viewing it is recommended to look at the full face of the monitor, then adjust the monitor's angle to your own preference. Hold the stand so you do not topple the monitor when you change the monitor's angle. You are able to adjust the monitor's angle from -5°to 30 °. NOTE: Do not touch the LCD screen when you change the angle. It may cause damage or break the LCD screen.
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Cable Connections On Back of Monitor and Computer 1. Power 2.HDMI 3. Analog 4. Audio 5. Earphone Turn off your computer before performing the procedure below. 1. Connect the power cable to the AC port on the back of the monitor. 2. Connect one end of the 15-pin D-Sub cable to the back of the monitor and connect the other end to the computer's D-Sub port. 3. (Optional ¨C Requires a video card with HDMI port) - Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the back of the monitor and connect the ot
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Attaching Wall Mounting Arm Preparing to Install An Optional Wall Mounting Arm This monitor can be attached to a wall mounting arm you purchase separately. Disconnect power before this procedure. Follow these steps: 1. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to assemble the wall mounting arm. 2. Place the wall mounting arm onto the back of the monitor. Line up the holes of the arm with the holes in the back of the monitor. 3. Insert the 4 screws into the holes and tighten. 4. Reconnect the
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Setting the Optimal Resolution The recommended resolution for this monitor is 1680 by 1050. To setup the monitor to this resolution, follow the steps below. 1. Click START. 2. Click SETTINGS. 3. Click CONTROL PANEL. 4. Double click DISPLAY. 5. Click SETTINGS. 6. Set the resolution SLIDE-BAR to 1680 by 1050. External Controls Press the power button to turn the monitor on or off. The other control knobs are located at front panel of the monitor (See Figure ). By changing these settings, th
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Auto configure hot key: When the OSD is closed, press Auto button will be auto configure hot key function . DCB Adjustment What is DCB? Dynamic Color Boost (DCB) is an advanced color adjustment technology. Through analyzing RGB signals, DCB creates more vivid and natural images to suit various color environment needs. DCB has two types of color enhancers: “Color Boost” and “Picture Boost” . DCC: Dynamic color control ICM: Intelligent color management 1) How to use Color Boost
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Full Enhance: When "Full Enhance" is turned on, the color saturation of the entire screen is fully enriched, thus all colors become more vibrant. Nature Skin: When "Natural Skin" is turned on, the red and yellow colors are enriched automatically, thus presents human skin with more natural and truer colors. "Natural Skin" setting is ideal for viewing human portrait and detailed skin texture. Green Field: When "Green Field" is turned on, the green color is enriched so that football field
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Sky Blue: When"Sky Blue" is turned on, the color blue is being fine-tuned so that the sky or ocean landscape will look more vivid and in-depth. "Sky Blue" setting is ideal for viewing sky and ocean images. Auto Detect: When “Auto Detect” is turned on, every pigment will be detected and self-adjusted to render a lively picture. Demo: Screen divided into two for demonstration purposes. 2) How to use Picture Boost? Users can change the color settings of a self-selected zone on the screen
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on the screen to be enhanced. Please note when adjust or turn on any one of the DCB features, the rest of color settings including DCR will be disabled or return to default. Disclaimer: DCB aftereffects are subject to the resolution and quality of the display content, hence may look different than the above illustrations. DCR Adjustment What is DCR? Dynamic Contrast Ratio (DCR) auto adjusts the brightness of the screen so users can see the darker areas of the displayed content in more dept
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DCR Demos: Disclaimer: DCR aftereffects are subject to the resolution and quality of the display content, hence may look different than the above illustrations.
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Function Control Illustration Luminance Adjust Range Description Brightness 0-100 Backlight Adjustment Contrast 0-100 Contrast from Digital-register. Standard Mode Standard Text Mode Text Internet Mode Eco mode Internet Game Mode Game Movie Mode Movie Sports Mode Sports Gamma1 Adjust to Gamma1 Gamma Gamma2 Adjust to Gamma 2 Gamma3 Adjust to Gamma 3 Disable dynamic contrast ratio Off DCR Enable dynamic contrast ratio On Image Setup Clock 0-100 Adjust picture Clock to reduce Vertical-Line
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Demo on or off Disable or Enable Demo Picture Boost Frame Size 14-100 Adjust Frame Size Brightness 0-100 Adjust Frame Brightness Contrast 0-100 Adjust Frame Contrast Hue 0-100 Adjust Frame Hue Saturation 0-100 Adjust Frame Saturation H. position Adjust Frame horizontal Position Position V.position Adjust Frame vertical Position Bright Frame on or off Disable or Enable Bright Frame OSD Setup H.Position 0-100 Adjust the verticalposition of OSD V.Position 0-100 Adjust the horizontal positi
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Using “i-Menu” 1. Luminance Luminance Adjust Range Description Contrast 0-100 Contrast from Digital-register. Brightness 0-100 Backlight Adjustment Standard Mode Standard Text Mode Text Internet Mode Eco mode Internet Game Mode Game Movie Mode Movie Sports Mode Sports Gamma1 Adjust to Gamma1 Gamma Gamma2 Adjust to Gamma 2 Gamma3 Adjust to Gamma 3 Off Disable dynamic contrast ratio DCR Enable dynamic contrast ratio On
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Reset Reset the current page Remarks: 1) If DCR is set to “on”, the other 4 items of Luminance cannot be adjusted. 2) If anyone of DCR, Color Boost and Bright Frame of Picture Boost is set to “on”, the others are set to “off” automatically. 3) The Brightness and Contrast can be adjusted only when Eco-mode is on “standard mode”. 2. Image setup Image Setup Adjust Range Description Adjust picture Clock to reduce Vertical-Line Clock 0-100 noise. Adjust Pictu
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3. Color Temperature Color Temp. Adjust Range Description Recall Warm Color Temperature from Warm EEPROM. Recall Normal Color Temperature from Normal EEPROM. Preset Cool Recall Cool Color Temperature from EEPROM. Recall SRGB Color Temperature from sRGB EEPROM. Red Red Gain from Digital-register User Green Green Gain Digital-register. Blue Blue Gain from Digital-register Reset Reset the menu to default Remarks: 1) When “User” is chosen, you can change the monitor color to your des
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4. Color Boost Color Boost Adjust Range Description Full Enhance on or off Disable or Enable Full Enhance Mode Nature Skin on or off Disable or Enable Nature Skin Mode Green Field on or off Disable or Enable Green Field Mode Sky-blue on or off Disable or Enable Sky-blue Mode AutoDetect on or off Disable or Enable AutoDetect Mode Demo Disable or Enable Demo Reset Reset the menu to default Remarks: 1) There is only one item can be set to “on” except Demo. If you set any item to “on”, the othe
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5. Picture Boost Picture Boost Adjust Range Description Bright Frame on or off Disable or Enable Bright Frame Frame Size 14-100 Adjust Frame Size Brightness 0-100 Adjust Frame Brightness Contrast 0-100 Adjust Frame Contrast H. position 0-100 Adjust Frame horizontal Position V.position 0-100 Adjust Frame vertical Position Reset Reset the menu to default Remarks: 1) Only when Bright Frame is set to “on”, the other 5 items can be adjusted. 2) If anyone of DCR, Color Boost and Bright Frame
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6. Setting 7. Extra
